The Apple Polishing Cloths compatiblity has been updated for iPhone 16 (www.apple.com)
from simplejack@lemmy.world to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 13:10
https://lemmy.world/post/19688394

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gibmiser@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 13:46 next collapse

Why is this posted, much less upvoted?

Who gives a fuck about a polishing cloth? Sounds like a joke.

Mbourgon@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 13:53 next collapse

Oh, I think we’re all laughing at the inanity of it

itchick2014@midwest.social on 12 Sep 2024 13:57 next collapse

I appreciate the randomness and the fact that the polishing cloth is only backwards compatible to the iPhone 5 and iPad 4th gen. No mention of any other devices prior to like 2012 which is kinda funny honestly. It is a polishing cloth. I could use it to dust the display of my Philco Predicta and it would do just fine 😂 (not that I have one…just providing a ridiculous example).

acosmichippo@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 14:07 next collapse

I think this is just a result of the apple store’s accessory recommendation system. Probably so few people use anything older than iPhone 5, it doesn’t make sense to include anything before that.

itchick2014@midwest.social on 12 Sep 2024 17:21 next collapse

Oh I know. It is just a ridiculous oversight. Compatibility could have easily been hidden for the page and it would have made more sense lol. This is just poor website implementation. Harmless but also makes them look dumb and pretentious 🤣

Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 18:31 collapse

It’s intentional design, search engine optimisation.

itchick2014@midwest.social on 12 Sep 2024 20:43 collapse

Invisible text can accomplish the same thing.

simplejack@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 19:28 collapse

Yeah, they put product compatibility for everything on the site. But we also enjoy shit posting about this over priced microfiber cloth every year.

Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 12 Sep 2024 19:33 collapse

Are the models prior to the iphone 5 even viable? 3G network is long gone at this point, I don’t think they had 4G capability until the 5. They’d be entirely wifi-bound

B0rax@feddit.org on 13 Sep 2024 05:03 collapse

What are you saying? That the polishing cloth needs at least 4G?

Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 13 Sep 2024 12:15 collapse

At this point? 6G at minimum, with no backwards compatibility.

simplejack@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 14:19 next collapse

Sounds like a joke.

You might be on to something

pop@lemmy.ml on 12 Sep 2024 14:31 collapse

Ever wondered why people call Apple fanboys a slang? now you do.

PenisDuckCuck9001@lemmynsfw.com on 12 Sep 2024 14:50 next collapse

Polishing cloth compatibility? Does using a non apple screen wiping cloth brick the phone now?

stoy@lemmy.zip on 12 Sep 2024 15:19 collapse

Nah, it just takes longer to get the smudges off, and you miss out on the Apple Magic ™ experience

gcheliotis@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 15:04 next collapse

Oh thank God, just the news I wanted needed to hear today.

korny@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 15:06 next collapse

Woah, they designed the cloth with forward compatibility? Thanks Tim Apple!

GamingChairModel@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 15:37 collapse

From my frame of reference they designed the phones to be backwards compatible with preexisting accessories.

c0smokram3r@midwest.social on 12 Sep 2024 16:25 next collapse

Surprised they didn’t announce @ the keynote!

EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee on 12 Sep 2024 16:50 next collapse

The mods need to do something about all the heresy being promulgated!

Execution perhaps?

gofsckyourself@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 2024 16:51 next collapse

It’s a shame it’s not compatible with my iPhone 4

tulliandar@lemmy.world on 13 Sep 2024 04:19 collapse

Interesting that it doesn’t list the Apple Vision Pro, even though the AVP came with one

mick@lemmy.world on 18 Sep 2024 18:40 collapse

That’s a completely different cloth. You can’t use the iPhone polishing cloth on the AVP and vice versa.

superkret@feddit.org on 18 Sep 2024 18:42 collapse

Wiping with the wrong wipe may wipe your data.